Good Grief tangent, it looks like you met some of our more distasteful members. They are just hating on the new guy.
Anyways, so I understand that you are shooting for $5,000 per month via CPA offers - sure that is attainable, but it's going to take some careful planning and lots of dedication.
And, as luck would have it, we were just speaking about different tiers of earning and what is possible when you are first starting out in this business. Despite some members disagreeing about certain things, you will find a treasure of information in here.
http://www.wickedfire.com/affiliate-marketing/strategies-for-making-the-big-bucks-with-cpa-offers
At last check, I think there was about 11 pages of responses and helpful hints - it will make your head SPIN!! But just try to read it and then put some of these money PUMPING techniques into your daily efforts.
best of luck tangent -
CrYpT!x